Method and apparatus for antenna array channel feedback

US8971437B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8971437-B2
Application numberUS-201213721938-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 20, 2012
Priority dateDec 20, 2012
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A method and apparatus provide antenna array channel feedback. The method can include receiving, at a wireless terminal, a set of channel state information reference signals. The method can include determining a precoding matrix based on the received set of channel state information reference signals. The precoding matrix can have a representation in terms of three components. The first component of the three components can be determined from a first set of vectors. The second component of the three components can be determined from a first set of parameters. The third component of the three components can be determined from a second set of parameters. The second set of parameters can be a set of unit-magnitude scalars. The method can include transmitting, by the wireless terminal, a representation of at least one of the first component, the second component, and the third component.

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We claim: 1. A method comprising: receiving, at a wireless terminal, a set of channel state information reference signals; determining, by the wireless terminal, a precoding matrix based on the received set of channel state information reference signals, where the precoding matrix has a representation in terms of three components, where the first component of the three components is determined from a first set of vectors, where the first set of vectors are determined by a firs…

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What does patent US8971437B2 cover?
A method and apparatus provide antenna array channel feedback. The method can include receiving, at a wireless terminal, a set of channel state information reference signals. The method can include determining a precoding matrix based on the received set of channel state information reference signals. The precoding matrix can have a representation in terms of three components. The first compone…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Motorola Mobility Llc, Google Technology Holdings LLC
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B7/0469. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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